Karen, how did you fasten the ss wire mesh to the frame and what did your husband do for the door hinges? Now you have inspired me to make one! Do you think you saved a lot doing it yourself?

Liz

Liz the SS mesh was fit into a channel that had been attached to the frame so it would look good inside and outside of the cage and also I didn't want any sharp edges showing. I'm not crazy that I have to clean out the channels every so often. If I had to do all over I might re-think it and attach it to the inside of the frame with SS washers. For the door hinges we chose a piano hinge so they would be hidden.

Each enclosure costs a little over $800 for the anodized aluminum tubing, connectors and SS fasteners. One 100' roll of 2X2 SS mesh was 600.00 plus shipping which ran me about $150. The one roll of mesh was enough for both enclosures. So roughly they each cost under $1200. You could do it cheaper if you didn't use channel to put the mesh ends into.

I think they did end up being a little cheaper than if purchased. I was pricing a Powder Coat enclosure in that size range for right about $1800 - $2000. The piece of mind knowing that each piece is safe and it is constructed well, is priceless.

I can't believe I've never seen this walk-in before! I really like it.

Thank you Karen! You also used stainless steel, so add another $1000 to a manufactured one!